Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Vézzo, s. m.
1. pastime, pleasure; 2. way, custom, manner, fashion, vice, trick. Il lupo cangia il pelo, ma non il —, the wolf loses his hair, but never his tricks; 3. fair or kind words, allurements, endearments, caresses,Far vezzi, to caress, coax, flatter, wheedle. fondle, make much of. Cascar di vezzi,to be ridiculously foppish, to be over-fond. Figliuol di —, a child who is caressed more than the others; 4. a pearl necklace.
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vezzo: a wantonnesse, a quaintnesse, a wantonizing, a mignardizing, a dandling, a dalliance, a toying, a merrie iesting, or playing with, a simpring sque amishnesse. Also a chaine or file of pearles, a necke-lace, a carkanet, or any quaint ornament worne about the neck for a grace and wanton shew, of the Latine word Vina. Also vsed for a wont, a fashion, or any affected condition and custime. Vsed also for a vice, a fault, or errour, first vsed for wantonnesse, and then as an habit or custome that cannot easily bee left, of the Latine word Vitium.